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E36 (1991 - 1999) The E36 chassis 3-Series BMW was a huge hit among driving enthusiasts from the first moment the car hit the pavement. The E36 won numerous awards over the years it was produced and is still a favorite of many BMW enthusiasts to this day! -- View the E36 Wiki

yes that would make sense but they are stock i dont understand the doubtfulness of my car i will find a way to put on the video if i can figure out how. stock rims just headers dual ram air custom setup and exhaust. pretty quick i believe for a 2.5. thats why i wanted a dual exhaust but it seems not to be possible with the clearance

I know a thing or two about computers and I know why you cannot upload your video. Ready? This might come as a shock, but a video has to exist before you can upload it to YouTube. I know this seems like an unreasonable limitation in the 20th century, but it just cannot be done. Right now only place that take imaginary videos is imaginary YouTube in imagination land. Where you imaginary car does not to 60 5.6 seconds and your posts have capital letters and periods in the right place.

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Alex//1999 323is - power e46 M3 seats, style 43 rims, 328 exhaust, Z3 rack, Bilstein PSS coilovers
“We got about ten minutes before this entire county is up in flames. If you want to live, you’d better step on the gas! Oh wait is this a Tesla? Sh!t! Well, step on the prissy pedal, we're going to die!” – Cartman

Joe asked so that you'd have the benefit of doubt. With larger circumference tires your speedometer would show a faster speed than you're actually travelling because it would show the speed based on the rotation of smaller circumference stock wheels, which is what your speedometer is calibrated for.

Make sense?

You got it bassackwards Ed. A smaller circumference would show faster speed than normal, not a larger one. Larger circumference = fewer revs per mile= lower indicated speed.

There has to be more to it than that. There is no way BMW would use a more restrictive exhaust on the 328 and M3 than on the 323. Virtually everyone (except Hawken) has said that the 328 and M3 exhausts flow much better .

328i/M3 mid section is horrible for flow, converters are only 3 inch wide and there is almost 90 degree angle before them, pipe is only about 1.6 inch wide under the two small resonators after rear 02 sensors. This exhaust was built in mind for quietness and emissions and S52 only makes 240hp, it is not a jet engine. 1995 maxima SE with 3.0L engine makes 230hp and it only has 2 inch exhaust pipe all the way back.

323i exhaust is a single pipe and has bigger single catalytic converter, and the exhaust probably flows as good as 328i duals and weights less.

^Where is your proof? Anyone can post on the internet that the 328 cats are only 3 inches wide, but it does not make it true. If you want people to believe what you are saying, then you must show us evidence that backs up your 328 exhaust size clams. Then you must also provide us with reliable 323 exhaust numbers.

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Alex//1999 323is - power e46 M3 seats, style 43 rims, 328 exhaust, Z3 rack, Bilstein PSS coilovers
“We got about ten minutes before this entire county is up in flames. If you want to live, you’d better step on the gas! Oh wait is this a Tesla? Sh!t! Well, step on the prissy pedal, we're going to die!” – Cartman

Dual ram air : @ 60mph will generate approx 0.5 pounds of pressure. 0.5 pounds = approx 5 horse power... What this means is that in a best case scenario your dual ram air is only creating "boost" from 50 mph up and it will not be at a point where it would effectively expidite your 0-60 time. Ram air was a marketing tool created by american car makers in the 1960s to differentiate sport models. In theory it is effective but as far as it being a major producer of hp it is not really useful. I dont doubt that your car is nice. However you are stating that your 20 year old executive sports sedan with a 100k mile + motor and autotragic trans is faster than a manual Porsche boxter. The math just isnt there. Plus these crazy ass weirdos in the e36 forums know more than you do. They know more than me as well.

all I can really do is laugh at some of the posts on this forum. First off my car is a 2 door convertible not a 20 year old executive sedan. A have raced my 2008 lexus rx350 we have against my 323i. Keep in mind that her car does 5.8 to 60 believe it or not it does. So we had a race and we were neck and neck I was pulling a little but not by a lot. Long story short you guys are really funny and if I could drive my car over there myself to show you guys I would. it seems hard to believe with all your bs remarks. I must really have a "magic" 323i black convertible! And yes my dual intake does produce good air flow and I agree with you that it produces more air flow at higher speeds vs a dead stop but the way I created it makes more air flow. Its 3 inch pipes up to my MAF. My math might not be there but when my right foot goes down, it seems to be. and I saw a new ford mustang with a cold air intake and it got around 15 hp. I have a lot more than 5 hp I can tell you that. My car did im assuming like 7.3 to 60 stock. it now does roughly 5.8.

yes it might say that but I have a video to 60 in 5.8, How about you race one you will be surprised. I understand that your 323is posted above might be slow and I am sorry. I even went as far as to take my 0-60 and match it with a stock 97 m3 and he hit 60 about the same time. So you guys can laugh and bull**** about your technical knowledge but its the truth. im going to make a youtube account just to post the video soon. I did a down hill video too and it did 60 in 4.6. and you guys can doubt me but il get the last laugh when you see the video

Why don't we do that? Everyone here knows that your car can do not to 60 in 5.8 seconds, so that video of your car doing not to 60 in 11 seconds should be a good laugh.[/QUOTE] you stated<<<

honestly do you really think that I would be on this forum to bs you. If you want we can race and you will be surprised regardless if your car is stick or not. really when I got my car it did like 7.3 so therefore stock I would beat you . I will show you then you can bs me it does 5.8 In the video im posting hell match it up to the 97 m3 stock on youtube if you want and his revs higher too!

I really don't think you would want to waste your time just to drive over and lose. If you want I can sent you a video I took like a couple weeks ago to your email just to show you. and zegerman you still don't believe me but ill send it to you too if u want. but if ou want to meet we can race any way I don't care

I really don't think you would want to waste your time just to drive over and lose. If you want I can sent you a video I took like a couple weeks ago to your email just to show you. and zegerman you still don't believe me but ill send it to you too if u want. but if ou want to meet we can race any way I don't care

POST the video on YouTube, then post the link here. This nonsense about emailing it to individuals is crap.

reduces 0-60 times from 9.x seconds to 5.6...no, sorry, make that 5.8 seconds.

no other mods mentioned.

hmmm....insists this is accurate, but is not sure how to post a vid that he has.

but then will send it directly to doubters via e-mail.

yeah, right.....

temoc 2.0, the reboot!!!

i seriously doubt that this would be possible because if the 'ram air' intake made *that* much of a difference in our chassis. if it were to be so, don't you think that companies like turner and such would have versions designed way better than any diy'er could come up with.